gift of conversion

Nancy’s presentation was well thought out and appealing to our women’s church group. She was able to elicit an interesting conversion story from one of our members.— Jeannette Sliter, Women’s Guild Program Chair, St. Philip the Apostle Church, Dallas, Texas

How many of you are converts?

How many of you are cradle Catholics?

Who has experienced a renewal of their faith?

With these questions, I opened my presentation to the Women’s Guild of St. Philip the Apostle Catholic Church in Dallas, Texas. The women were gracious and became intent listeners due to the noisy refrigeration unit nearby. With no microphone, I almost shouted my talk, which claimed their attentiveness.

A shaky music stand had to do because no podium was available. In the middle of my presentation, the music stand began to collapse. I held onto it like a long Popsicle stick so my iPad with my notes wouldn’t go flying! The Holy Spirit and my Guardian Angel did double duty that evening.      (more…)